67 4001s resto

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:17 am

i sent my 4001s out to get some work done as it apears it needed lots of work but ended upbetter than new ,the work done was done with meticulas care including redoing apoped fingerboard fitting maple back into unwanted routes... i very highey recommend this person as for identity lets just say, [mark a ] i also have step by step pics pluss adetailed full describtion thanks andy and jeff,andy i understand he did a great job on your pickup.

wints · Post by **wints** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 9:14 am

Yes he did Ken...Outstanding. He rebuilt it, which was a real delicate job, and it was better than I ever knew it.
There are maybe a handful of guys out there you want working on your vintage Ric, and our luthier is one that should always be considered.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:25 am

too bad he and you know who are not on better terms they could feed one another info and bussiness, parts and repair for older rics would be so much easier,i was truely amased at the detail and knowledge correctness of his work. M.A. IF YOUR READING OUTSTANDING WORK.too bad things are the way things are.i think ric. should make him there vintage repair guy [if they were smart]more business and money for them[sort of your one stop shop]

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:58 am

How could so many of us been avid cyclists? Bikes and basses were my life in my teens and twenties. I really could use a little more cycling these days though. I still have a collection of bikes and parts from the 70's and 80's including my full Campy Viner. I only have memories of my Gios.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:00 am

Oh ****, I put that in the wrong place. Sorry!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:04 am

Hey Ted-did that Gios have the adjustable wheelbase drop-out?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:00 pm

Do you mean the old Campagnolo adjustable type? Yes, it did have those. Man, that baby could take a corner!

Sorry guys, I'm way off topic here!

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:50 am

Ya Ted...what do you think you're doing?...SCHWINNS RULE!!!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:39 am

Here's a reissue for ya!

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:41 am

This is unbelievable!! I've been restoring old Stingrays for about 3 years now!! AND ,at one time, I rode 150-250 miles a week with my local cycling club!! Just two years ago, I sold my Litespeed Classic (63cm) with full Campy Gruppo to help finance my first RIC bass!! I loved doing centuries and trained for them specifically, but alas, that all fell by the wayside when family life settled in and the kids got bigger and more involved in after school stuff and......Whoa!! I've gone WAY off topic!! lol!!

But it IS kind of funny how we've got so many here with a cycling background....

Anybody have a RIC bass they wanna trade for a '67 Coppertone fastback??

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:43 pm

Maybe for an Orange Krate but not for a Fastback.
I've got a '68 Lemon Peeler, a '71 Manta Ray and a fully customized '02 Cruiser Seven converted to a StingRay with Atom drums and everything.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 2:57 pm

oooooh!

Pics?

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:45 pm

I keep meaning to take some while the weather is good(most of the time out here in So.Cal) but now it's kinda sucking. I'll have to shoot some pics with a bass or two in the forground so as not to be too off topic. I approached the restoration and building of these bikes the way I do my Rickys. Every part polished or triple plated...NOS this and Licensed Reproduction that. They are perfect...and sitting in my garage now with the tires getting low. If only I could ride and play at the same time....

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:58 pm

Hi Dane, we had snow up here over the weekend, and I'm talking 6-8 inches, very rare in the High Desert ....

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 6:03 pm

....and just why do they call it the "High Desert" anyway?